circular logic

Okay, I had to look it up, and it seems it is really called “circular reasoning.” The fallacy: You assume to be true that which you are trying to prove. It’s also known as begging the question. I totally SUCK at doing this, usually at the wee hours of the morning, when there is no […]

Waking up is hard to do

I couldn’t pick a title for this post. I say this to myself sometimes in the morning (to the tune of Neil Sedaka’s hit) (1962 version). I’ve said it to my kids. It has more than one meaning. “Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” – Dalai Lama XIV I’ve said before how I feel […]

Is that too much to want?

Honesty. It seems like such a basic thing. Am I expecting too much?  To expect that people tell me what they think, how they feel?  To tell me the truth, and not what they think I want to hear? I fucking hate when I have been lied to, misled. If I have lied to someone, […]